RELAY
A relay includes a static contact assembly, a movable contact plate, a static magnet yoke, a movable magnet yoke and a pushing rod assembly. The static magnet yoke and the movable magnet yoke are arranged oppositely. The movable contact plate is mounted at a position on the movable magnet yoke opposite to the static contact assembly. An isolation space is provided between the movable contact plate and the movable magnet yoke. The static contact assembly and the static magnet yoke are arranged on a side of the movable contact plate away from the pushing rod assembly. The pushing rod assembly is configured to push the movable magnet yoke to move toward the static magnet yoke to cause the movable contact plate to be in contact with the static contact assembly.
The present application is a continuation application of PCT application No. PCT/CN2022/080406 filed on Mar. 11, 2022, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202121489467.9, filed on Jun. 30, 2021 and entitled “RELAY”, content of all of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELDThe present disclosure relates to the technical field of relays, and more specifically, to a relay.
BACKGROUNDRelays are widely used in high-voltage equipment, and a short-circuit resistance capability of the relay is an important indicator for evaluating quality. In the related art, when the high-voltage equipment connected to the relay is short-circuited, a short-circuit current will flow through movable contact and static contact of the relay, so that large repulsive force will be generated between the movable contact and the static contact, and the movable contact and the static contact are separated, which eventually leads to a severe arcing phenomenon and makes the relay fail. Therefore, the relay in the related art has a problem of weak short-circuit resistance.
SUMMARYThe present disclosure provides a relay aiming at a technical problem of a weak short-circuit resistance capability of the relay in the related art.
In view of the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a relay, which includes: a static contact assembly, a movable contact plate, a static magnet yoke, a movable magnet yoke and a pushing rod assembly. The static magnet yoke and the movable magnet yoke are arranged oppositely. The movable contact plate is mounted at a position on the movable magnet yoke opposite to the static contact assembly. An isolation space is provided between the movable contact plate and the movable magnet yoke.
The static contact assembly and the static magnet yoke are arranged on a side of the movable contact plate away from the pushing rod assembly. The pushing rod assembly is configured to push the movable magnet yoke to move toward the static magnet yoke to cause the movable contact plate to be in contact with the static contact assembly.
The present disclosure is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In order to make the technical problems solved by the present disclosure, technical solutions and beneficial effects clearer, the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present disclosure, not to limit the present disclosure.
It should be understood that terms such as “above”, “below”, “left”, “right”, “front”, “back”, and “middle” are based on orientation or position relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are used only for ease and brevity of illustration and description, rather than indicating or implying that the mentioned apparatus or component need to have a particular orientation or need to be constructed and operated in a particular orientation. Therefore, such terms should not be construed as limiting of the present disclosure.
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The static contact assembly 1 and the static magnet yoke 3 are arranged on a side of the movable contact plate 2 away from the pushing rod assembly 5. The pushing rod assembly 5 is configured to push the movable magnet yoke 4 to move toward the static magnet yoke 3 to cause the movable contact plate 2 to be in contact with the static contact assembly 1. In an optional embodiment, a first distance between the static magnet yoke 3 and the movable magnet yoke 4 is greater than a second distance between the static contact assembly 1 and the movable contact plate 2. It can be understood that the first distance is a distance between a lower end surface of the static magnet yoke 3 and an upper end surface of the movable magnet yoke 4, and the second distance is a distance between a lower end surface of the static contact assembly 1 and an upper end surface of the movable contact plate 2. The first distance is greater than the second distance, so that after the pushing rod assembly 5 drives the movable magnet yoke 4 to move toward the static magnet yoke 3, and when the movable contact plate 2 is in contact with the static contact assembly 1, the static magnet yoke 3 may be in contact with the movable magnet yoke 4, or may not be in contact with the movable magnet yoke 4. In this case, it can be ensured that the movable contact plate 2 is in contact with the static contact assembly 1 while or before the movable magnet yoke 4 is in contact with the static magnet yoke 3, thereby avoiding a risk that the movable contact plate 2 is not in contact with the static contact assembly 1 when the movable magnet yoke 4 is in contact with the static magnet yoke 3 (that is, if the movable magnet yoke 4 is in contact with the static magnet yoke 3 and the movable contact plate 2 is not in contact with the static contact assembly 1, the relay cannot realize conduction of two sections of high-voltage lines of the static contact assembly 1, and the relay will not have its basic functions as a switch), which improves practicability of the relay.
Specifically, in an embodiment, the static contact assembly 1 includes a first static contact and a second static contact, and the first static contact and the second static contact are respectively connected to positive and negative poles of high-voltage equipment, that is, the two sections of high-voltage lines. Operation principles of the relay are as follows. When the pushing rod assembly 5 starts to move up under a control of a low-voltage electricity, the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4 move up together under the push of the pushing rod assembly 5 until the movable contact plate 2 is in contact with the first static contact and the second static contact at the same time, so that the two sections of high voltage lines are conducted through a conduction path of the first static contact, the movable contact plate 2 and the second static contact. Similarly, when the pushing rod assembly 5 starts to move down under the control of the low-voltage electricity, the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4 move down together under the drive of the pushing rod assembly 5 until the movable contact plate 2 is separated from the first static contact and the second static contact, so that the conduction path of the two sections of high-voltage lines is disconnected, thereby realizing disconnection of the conduction between two sections of high-voltage lines through the relay.
In the present disclosure, the static contact assembly 1 and the static magnet yoke 3 are arranged on the side of the movable contact plate 2 away from the pushing rod assembly 5. When the pushing rod assembly 5 pushes the movable magnet yoke 4 to move toward the static magnet yoke 3 until the movable contact plate 2 is in contact with the static contact assembly 1, a distance between the movable magnet yoke 4 and the static magnet yoke 3 is relatively close or the movable magnet yoke 4 and the static magnet yoke 3 are in contact with each other, and a high-voltage line connected to the static contact assembly 1 (in this case, the high-voltage line refers to a high-voltage line of the high-voltage equipment connected to the relay) realizes the conduction through the static contact assembly 1 and the movable contact plate 2 that are in contact with each other in the relay (that is, the relay is conducted). In this case, if a short circuit occurs on the high-voltage line, a short-circuit current on the movable contact plate 2 and the static contact assembly 1 will increase sharply, and the sharply increased short-circuit current generates repulsive force (Holm force) between the movable contact plate 2 and the static contact assembly 1. But at the same time, the increased short-circuit current on the movable contact plate 2 will cause a changing magnetic field to be generated on the movable magnet yoke 4. The changing magnetic field will generate attraction force on the static magnet yoke 3. The attraction force will prevent separation between the movable contact plate 2 and the static contact assembly 1 due to existence of the repulsive force. Therefore, an arcing phenomenon caused by the separation between the movable contact plate 2 and the static contact assembly 1 is avoided, thereby avoiding failure of the relay. The short-circuit resistance capability of the relay is improved.
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In a specific embodiment, the outer side surface of the movable contact plate 2 is provided with a groove, and the groove is recessed toward the middle of the movable contact plate 2, so that the side isolation space 411 can be formed between the outer side surface of the movable contact plate 2 and the inner side wall of the U-shaped groove 44. The bottom of the movable contact plate 2 is provided with a convex column 22, the movable contact plate 2 is mounted in the U-shaped groove 44 through the convex column. Due to existence of the convex column, the bottom end of the movable contact plate 2 is not contact with the groove bottom surface of the U-shaped groove 44, so that the bottom isolation space 412 is formed between the bottom end of the movable contact plate 2 and the groove bottom surface of the U-shaped groove 44.
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In an embodiment, the relay further includes an insulating sleeve (not shown) sleeved on the convex column 22, and the convex column 22 is inserted into the first mounting hole 43 through the insulating sleeve. It can be understood that the insulating sleeve is located between the convex column 22 and an inner wall of the first mounting hole 43, so that the contact parts between the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4 are also isolated. Further, technical effect of the complete isolation between the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4 is achieved, which to the greatest extent, prevents the induced current on the movable magnet yoke 4 from being offset by the short-circuit current on the movable contact plate 2, and further improves the short-circuit resistance capability of the relay.
In an embodiment, the relay further includes an insulating member (not shown) mounted in the isolation space 41, and the insulating member is connected between the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4. It can be understood that the insulating member is made of insulating materials, including but not limited to insulating rubber, insulating ceramics and the like.
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The mounting bracket 6 is further provided with a first opening 62 and a second opening 63 that are in communication with the internal space 61. The movable magnet yoke 4 includes a magnetic attraction portion 42 that extends out of the first opening 62 and that is arranged opposite to the static magnet yoke 3. The movable contact plate 2 includes a movable contact portion 21 that extends out of the second opening 63 and that is arranged opposite to the static contact assembly 1. It can be understood that, in the embodiment shown in
In addition, the pushing rod assembly 5 is connected to the mounting bracket 6. The movable magnet yoke 4 is mounted on the mounting bracket 6. The pushing rod assembly 5 is connected to the movable magnet yoke 4 through the mounting bracket 6, which simplifies a mounting process of the relay.
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Further, the insulating block 52 is mounted on the bottom of the mounting bracket 6, and the movable contact plate 2 and the movable magnet yoke 4 are mounted on the top of the mounting bracket 6, so that the distance between the movable contact plate 2 and the insulating block 52 is increased, a rise in temperature when the movable contact plate 2 is short-circuited is reduced, and the insulating block 52 is damaged due to excessive temperature, which further improves the short-circuit resistance capability of the relay.
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The movable iron core 53 is slidably mounted in the sliding space 82. An end of the pushing rod 51 is connected to the movable magnet yoke 4, and an other end of the pushing rod 51 passes through the through hole and is fixedly connected to the movable iron core 53. It can be understood that when both the movable iron core 53 and the static iron core 54 are energized (both the movable iron core 53 and the static iron core 54 are in communication with the low-voltage electricity), magnetic force is generated between the movable iron core 53 and the static iron core 54 (the magnetic force can be repulsive force or attraction force, the pushing rod 51 can be pushed to move up based on the attraction force or the pushing rod 51 can be driven to move down based on the repulsive force). The static iron core 54 is fixed on the housing 8, the magnetic force drives the movable iron core 53 to move, and the movable iron core 53 that is moving drives the pushing rod 51 to move up or down, thereby realizing technical effect that the pushing rod assembly 5 drives the movable magnet yoke 4 to move toward or away from the static magnet yoke 3. In this embodiment, the pushing rod assembly 5 has simple structure, convenient control and high safety.
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The foregoing descriptions are merely embodiments of the relay of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
Claims
1. A relay, comprising:
- a static contact assembly, a movable contact plate, a static magnet yoke, a movable magnet yoke, and a pushing rod assembly,
- the static magnet yoke and the movable magnet yoke being arranged oppositely; the movable contact plate being mounted at a position on the movable magnet yoke opposite to the static contact assembly; and an isolation space being provided between the movable contact plate and the movable magnet yoke; and
- the static contact assembly and the static magnet yoke being arranged on a side of the movable contact plate away from the pushing rod assembly; and the pushing rod assembly being configured to push the movable magnet yoke to move toward the static magnet yoke to cause the movable contact plate to be in contact with the static contact assembly.
2. The relay according to claim 1, wherein:
- a U-shaped groove is provided on the movable magnet yoke, the movable contact plate is mounted in the U-shaped groove, and the isolation space comprises a side isolation space and/or a bottom isolation space;
- the side isolation space is provided between an outer side surface of the movable contact plate and an inner side wall of the U-shaped groove; and
- the bottom isolation space is provided between a bottom end of the movable contact plate and a groove bottom surface of the U-shaped groove.
3. The relay according to claim 1, wherein the movable magnet yoke is further provided with a first mounting hole, the movable contact plate is provided with a convex column adapted to the first mounting hole, and the movable contact plate is mounted on the movable magnet yoke through the convex column inserted into the first mounting hole.
4. The relay according to claim 2, wherein the movable magnet yoke is further provided with a first mounting hole, the movable contact plate is provided with a convex column adapted to the first mounting hole, and the movable contact plate is mounted on the movable magnet yoke through the convex column inserted into the first mounting hole.
5. The relay according to claim 3, the relay further comprising:
- an insulating sleeve being sleeved on the convex column, and the convex column being inserted into the first mounting hole through the insulating sleeve.
6. The relay according to claim 4, the relay further comprising:
- an insulating sleeve being sleeved on the convex column, and the convex column being inserted into the first mounting hole through the insulating sleeve.
7. The relay according to claim 1, the relay further comprising:
- an insulating member being mounted in the isolation space, and the insulating member being connected between the movable contact plate and the movable magnet yoke.
8. The relay according to claim 1, the relay further comprising:
- a mounting bracket provided with an internal space, the pushing rod assembly being connected to the mounting bracket; and the movable magnet yoke and the movable contact plate being mounted in the internal space; and
- the mounting bracket being further provided with a first opening and a second opening that being in communication with the internal space; the movable magnet yoke comprising a magnetic attraction portion extending out of the first opening and being arranged opposite to the static magnet yoke; and the movable contact plate comprising a movable contact portion extending out of the second opening and being arranged opposite to the static contact assembly.
9. The relay according to claim 8, the relay further comprising:
- an elastic member being mounted in the internal space, an end of the elastic member being connected to an end of the movable magnet yoke away from the static magnet yoke, and an other end of the elastic member being connected to the pushing rod assembly.
10. The relay according to claim 9, wherein the mounting bracket is provided with a second mounting hole in communication with the internal space, the pushing rod assembly comprises a pushing rod and an insulating block mounted in the second mounting hole, and the pushing rod is connected to the elastic member through the insulating block.
11. The relay according to claim 8, wherein:
- the mounting bracket comprises an upper bracket and a lower bracket; and
- the upper bracket is provided with a first snap-fit piece, the lower bracket is provided with a second snap-fit piece, the upper bracket is connected to the lower bracket through the second snap-fit piece and the first snap-fit piece, the first opening is provided on the upper bracket, and the second opening is provided on the upper bracket or/and the lower bracket.
12. The relay according to claim 8, the relay further comprising:
- a housing being provided with an accommodating space, the static contact assembly being mounted on the housing, and the static contact assembly comprising a static contact portion extending into the accommodating space and being arranged opposite to the movable contact portion; the static magnet yoke being mounted on an inner side wall of the accommodating space opposite to the magnetic attraction portion; and both the movable contact plate and the movable magnet yoke being arranged in the accommodating space.
13. The relay according to claim 12, wherein:
- the pushing rod assembly comprises the pushing rod, a movable iron core and a static iron core provided with a through hole; and the static iron core is fixedly mounted on the housing, a sliding space is further provided on the housing, and the sliding space is in communication with the accommodating space through the through hole; and
- the movable iron core is slidably mounted in the sliding space, an end of the pushing rod is connected to the movable magnet yoke, and an other end of the pushing rod passes through the through hole and is fixedly connected to the movable iron core.
14. The relay according to claim 13, wherein the housing comprises a partition plate, an upper housing and a lower housing; the upper housing is connected to the lower housing through the partition plate; the accommodating space is surrounded by the upper housing and the partition plate; and the sliding space is surrounded by the lower housing and the partition plate, and the static iron core is fixedly mounted on the partition plate.
Type: Application
Filed: Sep 22, 2023
Publication Date: Jan 25, 2024
Inventors: Jiakun HUANG (Shenzhen), Tao LU (Shenzhen), Xiaoyong LEI (Shenzhen), Xiangyu DAI (Shenzhen)
Application Number: 18/472,326